Terry, I just fought with this a few weeks ago, as you continue on in the
install you will also find out your caliper doesn't fit as it now rubs the
rotor. What you have to do is crank down on the felt washer (I don't know
how much, I just did it until it was the same as the other side) to smash
it in, and then release the pressure off of it and crank it down again,
backing it off 1/4 turn to allow it to spin. You should feel some
resistance, but it should still be able to spin freely.
Patrick Bowen
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry L. Thompson [mailto:tlt@digex.net]
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 1:25 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Bearings
I put together my first GT6 verticle link (not mounted on the car yet), and
noticed that the hub doesn't spin freely when you have the felt oil seal in
place. Without the oil seal, you spin the hub and it gives several rotations
before coming to a rest.
Is that oil seal supposed to be causing so much resistance to the spin of
the hub? There's no wheel mounted, but the new rotor is on, which adds some
rotational weight, and I figured the oil seal would hardly affect the spin
of the hub..
Terry L. Thompson
'76 Spit 1500 (soon to have a GT6 front end/suspension)
Maryland
http://www.access.digex.net/terry_t/
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